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the first papal state visit ever in britain. what the pope hopes to accomplish. >>> and progress report. jobs created by the economic stimulus. it's friday, september 17th. >>> i came up here, i moved from new orleans to new york to get away from all this rough summertime weather, but yesterday was rough here in the city. >> it's surprising to hear tornados in new york. especially because we have so many skyscrapers. so it really was a scare for a lot of folks here. but luckily it moved quickly. that storm touched us and left. >> get out of here, man, let's get past hurricane season. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm vinita nair. >>> well, plenty of us around here have seen big snowstorms and felt the heat of a new york summer, but few have ever had the likes of a storm that rolled through last night. >> there's damage to be cleaned up today and thousands still in the dark. details now from our bill ritter. >> reporter: new york hardly known as tornado country, but one or more twisters might have touched down i
the first papal state visit ever in britain. what the pope hopes to accomplish. >>> and progress report. jobs created by the economic stimulus. it's friday, september 17th. >>> i came up here, i moved from new orleans to new york to get away from all this rough summertime weather, but yesterday was rough here in the city. >> it's surprising to hear tornados in new york. especially because we have so many skyscrapers. so it really was a scare for a lot of folks here. but...
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. >>> pope benedict is making history in great britain. during the first state visit there by any pope. >> but he's forced to address the sex abuse scandal and the roman catholic church. abc's lama hasan is live in london with today's agenda. good morning, lama. >> good morning to you both. well, it's another busy day for the pope. he'll be attending a private mass this morning in london, and later today he'll meet with catholic schoolkids. so far, judging by the welcome he got yesterday and the papers this morning, "the daily mirror," for example, has "pope idol" on the front, all in all the pope's first full day here went well, better than expected. after months of planning and preparation, costing an estimated $20 million, it was a royal welcome fit for a head of state. after a short speech by the queen -- >> your holiness, your presence here today reminds us of our common christian heritage and of the christian contribution to the encouragement of world peace and to the economic and social development of the less prosperous countries o
. >>> pope benedict is making history in great britain. during the first state visit there by any pope. >> but he's forced to address the sex abuse scandal and the roman catholic church. abc's lama hasan is live in london with today's agenda. good morning, lama. >> good morning to you both. well, it's another busy day for the pope. he'll be attending a private mass this morning in london, and later today he'll meet with catholic schoolkids. so far, judging by the welcome he...
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the warning came as ag invese whlled credible terrorlot at france, britain andt u.s. there is an international manhunt for the people behind the plot. >> some are german converts, many are turks, many are arabs. and right now we already have afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite internationalist, quite unlike anything we have seen in europe in recent years. >> u.s. officials say one of those already captured in the plot claims these new attacks were backed by osama bin laden. >>> and more news now from overseas. the u.s. has stepped up drone strikes along the pakistan/afghanistan border. the target there is a military leader responsible for attacking american military forces. here now is martha raddatz. >> reporter: the deadly cia drone strikes have targeted this mountainous area we flew over on the pakistan/afghanistan border. where the u.s. is hitting terrorists hard. just look at this chart. the previous high in january, 12 drone strikes. down to four in august. and now spiking to at least 20 so far in septem
the warning came as ag invese whlled credible terrorlot at france, britain andt u.s. there is an international manhunt for the people behind the plot. >> some are german converts, many are turks, many are arabs. and right now we already have afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite internationalist, quite unlike anything we have seen in europe in recent years. >> u.s. officials say one of those already captured in the plot claims...
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she is seeking unspecified damages. >>> pope benedict is spending the next four days in britain. it is the only -- it is only, rather, the second time a pope has ever set foot on british soil. >> and the pope will face controversy as he arrives. lama hasan joins us from our london bureau with a preview. good morning, lama. >> good morning to you both. well,er, there is some controversy, but it's also a significant visit as the british prime minister david cameron said this will be an important and historic trip because not since 1982 has a pope visited the united kingdom. and this will be pope benedict xvith first state visit, one that is hoped will be an opportunity to re-energize the roman catholic church here in britain. and it's an expensive trip. the cost is estimated at $18 million plus $2 million just for security. the pontiff has a packed schedule. he will touch down in scotland later this morning. he'll be welcomed by the queen and other members of the royal family at the royal palace in edinburgh. also on his trip, though, benedict xvi is said to be meeting with alleged
she is seeking unspecified damages. >>> pope benedict is spending the next four days in britain. it is the only -- it is only, rather, the second time a pope has ever set foot on british soil. >> and the pope will face controversy as he arrives. lama hasan joins us from our london bureau with a preview. good morning, lama. >> good morning to you both. well,er, there is some controversy, but it's also a significant visit as the british prime minister david cameron said this...
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even more so, all this is part of a larger terror threat against not only france and britain but also against possibly the u.s. as brian ross reports, there's now a worldwide manhunt. >> reporter: among those being sought now, a group of other radicalized germans who have been training at terror camps in pakistan, producing videos in german to gain more recruits back home. german officials say some of the recruits actually came from the same mosque in hamburg where the 9/11 hijackers gathered. the mosque was closed in early august after officials learned of the plot. >> most of these guys share a very pronounced anti-americanism. >> reporter: officials believe at least one team of german jihadists was dispatched to europe over the summer. traveling on german passports which require no visa to enter the u.s. u.s. law enforcement officials say the captured germans said the new attack would be a commando-style raid, similar to what happened in mumbai almost two years ago. and officials say the captured german say the attack had been personally blessed by osama bin laden, a claim that has
even more so, all this is part of a larger terror threat against not only france and britain but also against possibly the u.s. as brian ross reports, there's now a worldwide manhunt. >> reporter: among those being sought now, a group of other radicalized germans who have been training at terror camps in pakistan, producing videos in german to gain more recruits back home. german officials say some of the recruits actually came from the same mosque in hamburg where the 9/11 hijackers...
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>>> and the phone hacking scandal that's rocking britain. >> i never condoned the use of phone hacking. >> so who's been secretly listening to the royals, among others? the details ahead on this tuesday, september 7th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and this hacking scandal is kind of crazy. it's not just like a few, it's going back four or five years of hacking into phone messages, celebrities, government officials. and now, prince harry and prince william. it's nuts. >> they used to be off-limits, not anymore, they're going straight for them. >> the media's everywhere. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm meg oliver sitting in for vinita nair. >>> the white house is set to roll out another new proposal to shore up the sagging economy. >> this one would allow businesses and corporations to write off all new investments in plants and equipment through the end of the next year. for details on what the president was proposing yesterday we're joined by mike marusarz. good morning, mike. >> reporter: rob and meg, good morning. the president delivered a fiery spee
>>> and the phone hacking scandal that's rocking britain. >> i never condoned the use of phone hacking. >> so who's been secretly listening to the royals, among others? the details ahead on this tuesday, september 7th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and this hacking scandal is kind of crazy. it's not just like a few, it's going back four or five years of hacking into phone messages, celebrities, government officials. and now, prince...
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of this guy because this story kind of -- i find completely nuts on many levels. 45-year-old guy in britain wanted to break the world record for spending the most time enclosed in a space with all these crazy snakes. he actually -- this was something he wanted to do for 24 years. he was in his room with all these poisonous snakes for 107 days. he traveled to south africa twice to get ready for this, spent five months of work to do this, sequestered himself from his wife and his child, spends all this time trying to beat the old record, which he did, spending 121 days -- sorry. beating the old record of 107. submits it to guinness. guinness says, oh, sorry, we don't have any openings in that particular record this time around, we cannot accept what you've done. so basically, he did all this and then they rejected this guy and said no, you didn't break the record, you're not getting in the book here after all of that, all those snakes. he was with not only all -- two black mambas, two green mambas, all these dangerous snakes. and if you don't remember what the black mamba was, of course you r
of this guy because this story kind of -- i find completely nuts on many levels. 45-year-old guy in britain wanted to break the world record for spending the most time enclosed in a space with all these crazy snakes. he actually -- this was something he wanted to do for 24 years. he was in his room with all these poisonous snakes for 107 days. he traveled to south africa twice to get ready for this, spent five months of work to do this, sequestered himself from his wife and his child, spends...
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. >>> well, when it comes to gossip about britain's royal family we usually rely on the paparazzi to expose all their embarrassments. >> not this time. prince charles himself is making the news. he admits in a new documentary that he eavesdrops on tourists and he talks to plants. here's nick watt. >> reporter: every year, 30,000 people visit prince charles' idyllic bolt hole, paying nearly 25 bucks a pop. prince charles snoops on them. i have eavesdropped on what visitors have said, he tells a bbc interview ir. when they're going round outside the windows sometimes you've got to lie on the floor. >> it's rather wonderful, isn't it. the future king listening to what we're all saying outside. >> reporter: in the bbc documentary about his beloved garden that airs this week the prince also confides, i happily talk to the plants and trees and listen to them. i think it's absolutely crucial. prince charles was an organic pioneer long before it was hip. i got a lot of flack for a lot of things, he says. i mean, potty this and potty that, looney this and looney that. okay, listen to this. ev
. >>> well, when it comes to gossip about britain's royal family we usually rely on the paparazzi to expose all their embarrassments. >> not this time. prince charles himself is making the news. he admits in a new documentary that he eavesdrops on tourists and he talks to plants. here's nick watt. >> reporter: every year, 30,000 people visit prince charles' idyllic bolt hole, paying nearly 25 bucks a pop. prince charles snoops on them. i have eavesdropped on what visitors...
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. >> reporter: britain has more offshore wind farms than anywhere else in the world. but this is just the start. it's the biggest so far but it's tiny compared to what's coming. richard westbrook, bbc news off the kent coast. >> certainly fascinating to see but critics are pointing out these turbines are only producing energy when the wind is blowing. that the ultimate problem with all of this is they don't have a cost-effective fuel cell. they can't figure out a way to store the power when the wind is not blowing to use that power. >> it's not blowing, it's not working basically is the bottom line. still in the planning stages but they say fit gets up and heavy flooding in two states. the evacuations and state of emergency. >>> then, police chief's grief. the murder case involving a top cop's daughter. >> she was so loving. >> insight into the investigation. >>>, and wheeled wonder. the car of the future shown off today. it's friday, september 24th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i love seeing these pieces. it's always kind of a hint of what could be.
. >> reporter: britain has more offshore wind farms than anywhere else in the world. but this is just the start. it's the biggest so far but it's tiny compared to what's coming. richard westbrook, bbc news off the kent coast. >> certainly fascinating to see but critics are pointing out these turbines are only producing energy when the wind is blowing. that the ultimate problem with all of this is they don't have a cost-effective fuel cell. they can't figure out a way to store the...
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the next market is britain. richard scott of the bbc shows us how they work. >> reporter: it looks just like a normal car. it will do 100 miles an hour and has a range of 270 miles. but it's much quieter. and there's no co2 from the exhaust. it's the world's first hydrogen fuel cell car to enter production, and it's here in the uk for the first time. the hydrogen is stored at the back of the car in a tange which is under there. and it flows forward through the vehicle to the fuel cell which is in this console in between the two front seats. and once it's there it reacts with oxygen taken in from the atmosphere to produce two things. the first of which is water. that's a waste product. comes out of the exhaust at the back and the second issy to the crucial part, the electricity. that comes forward and powers the motor which drives the front wheels. what we need to do is to move on to electric power and in the long term, hydrogen. so this is the kind of seismic shift in terms of technology's underpinning how we po
the next market is britain. richard scott of the bbc shows us how they work. >> reporter: it looks just like a normal car. it will do 100 miles an hour and has a range of 270 miles. but it's much quieter. and there's no co2 from the exhaust. it's the world's first hydrogen fuel cell car to enter production, and it's here in the uk for the first time. the hydrogen is stored at the back of the car in a tange which is under there. and it flows forward through the vehicle to the fuel cell...
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britain's tony blair on mideast peace and his insight into princess diana. >>> and, changing channels. can apple's latest gadget change the way you watch tv? it's thursday, september 2nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> a lot of folks, labor day weekend not shaping up quite the way they imagined with this monster storm still out there. >> right. and we originally thought that hurricane earl would jet up toward the northeast a lot quicker than it has. and so the direction now becomes quite a concern for the carolina coast. >> and everyone up on the eastern seaboard. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm mike marusarz sitting in for vinita nair. >>> hurricane earl is growing stronger, packing winds of 140 miles per hour, posing a big threat to the entire east coast. >> and there is bad news from forecasters right now, especially for those of us who live along the eastern seaboard. the path of the storm is shifting west. within hours now, north carolina beaches will begin to feel earl's impact. t.j. winick reports from atlantic beach. >> reporter: pristine beache
britain's tony blair on mideast peace and his insight into princess diana. >>> and, changing channels. can apple's latest gadget change the way you watch tv? it's thursday, september 2nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> a lot of folks, labor day weekend not shaping up quite the way they imagined with this monster storm still out there. >> right. and we originally thought that hurricane earl would jet up toward the northeast a lot quicker than...
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. >>> and, a growing problem in britain. believe it or not, there's actually a house in there. >> when it's raining you can stand underneath and you can stay partially dry. >> it's wednesday, september 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm happy to be back. >> welcome back. >> thank you. i'm vinita nair. >> yea! >> don't even pretend. stop. >> she looks rested, doesn't she? >>> president obama is on the road today in another campaign-style appearance, again focusing on the economy. >> mr. obama will reveal a new tax cut plan for businesses. however, the latest polls show the president does face a very tough challenge in convincing americans about his latest proposals. john hendren joins us now from washington with the very latest. hi, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. abc has come out with its latest political poll with just two months to go before the midterm elections. and for democrats, the news and the timing could hardly be worse. when
. >>> and, a growing problem in britain. believe it or not, there's actually a house in there. >> when it's raining you can stand underneath and you can stay partially dry. >> it's wednesday, september 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm happy to be back. >> welcome back. >> thank you. i'm vinita nair. >> yea! >> don't even pretend. stop. >> she...